Hi Mike, >Also I didn't understand that >shell stomps >the ; and also, also I didn't know that the space was required
Well, I know, because I'd once stumbled, too <g>. >(the second >line of the man page for find -exec doesn't have a space btw). Uups. IIRC I *had* problems without the space. >Thanks for your help, Your welcome, Jörg -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/